Chicago plugged the blues into an amplifier and never unplugged it. Kingston Mines and B.L.U.E.S. sit across Halsted Street from each other, trading bands deep into the small hours, while the Green Mill in Uptown — Al Capone's old local — runs jazz nightly beneath its original 1920s decor. Arrive before 9pm for a booth at the Mill, and don't talk during the sets; the bartenders enforce the silence with Chicagoan directness.
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